An 88 year old pensioner was slapped with a £40 fine after being 10 minutes late from a shopping trip to the Aldi and Iceland stores on Histon Road, Cambridge.

A shocked Doris Wright, of Derby Road, Cambridge, received a notification of the penalty just a few days after her shopping trip with a friend to the supermarkets on November 15.

Doris was found to have returned to her car 10 minutes over the maximum permitted time of an hour and a half.

She said: “I found it really stressful. I’ve never had a fine in my life. No way could I shop in two shops and do it in less time. I had a good cry I was so upset.”

Doris Wright said receiving her first ever fine had left her in tears. (Image: David Johnson)

Doris explained that her daughter paid the £40 fine immediately to avoid having to fork out for late payment of the fine.

A frustrated Doris was motivated to write to car park management company Parking Eye, who operate the car park on behalf of Aldi, to explain her distress at receiving the fine but never received a reply.

She added: “I said that today I received a fine which I’ve paid straight away.

“When the shopping is done you wait ages to get through the tills.

“We do a cheap food shop and you’re going to fine us when you get out?”

A spokesperson for Aldi said a 'gesture of goodwill' would be sent to Doris Wright. (Image: Keith Heppell)

Doris said her trip to the Aldi was only her second visit and that she had failed to see a sign warning her of the time restrictions.

She added: “If it happens to me its going to happen to someone else. Older people don’t always notice these things.